Create To Connect: Storytelling w/ Cathy Francois

The latest narrative of helping professionals connect to their creative side continues with episode four of the Create To Connect series on the Career Tipper podcast, featuring Career Coach Cathy Francois.  Cathy is a certified Global Career Development Facilitator based in the Greater Washington DC Metropolitan area serving clients globally. Cathy leverages her diverse work experience and interpersonal skills to bring a personalized approach to career coaching. She uses a creative process to produce résumé and LinkedIn profiles that bring her clients' unique career stories to life. She is also the Assistant Director of Career Programming and Adjunct Instructor at the University of Maryland Global Campus, conference speaker, workshop facilitator, and content writer. During this episode, Cathy chats about developing the skill of storytelling as it relates to sharing your career and professional development experiences, lessons, and wins. [01:48] Cathy shares the connection of storytelling with career development. [02:24] Cathy shares examples of how to tell the story of your value proposition to employers.  [04:28] Cathy shares how to develop a good story when speaking of your career pathing and professional development. [06:21] Cathy shares strategies on how to overcome storytelling roadblocks.  [08:35] Cathy shares an example of overcoming storytelling roadblocks. [11:48] Cathy shares storytelling can unite a workplace. [14:53] Cathy shares how storytelling fuels creativity.  [17:24] Cathy shares storytelling techniques to observe in others. [20:25] Cathy shares her perspective of what creating to connect means to her.  [21:43] Cathy suggests ways on how to practice being creative.  Connect with Cathy: https://www.rezumeforward.com